My auto-log function stood me up, so no log. Regarding the audio, it has been very distorted in ALL their tests in the past. I have told them several times, but they don't seem to understand (or monitor their transmissions).

Well, 9 kHz is a bit odd on short wave but on the other hand, even if it is not recommended, Mode A has been successful in many cases in the past. According to my records RTI has always used Mode A and the (distorted) audio was always up to 5000 Hz (but that was with 10 kHz, not 9 kHz DRM bandwidth). I have reported to Taiwan several times and always been rewarded with a QSL card in the post, but nobody seem to understand that the audio level is far too high which causes severe distortion. Otherwise I agree, the rest of the DRM configuration is a wise decision.